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"Survey return from Dug. N. Campbell"

Kilmore, Oban.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/36

Dug. N. Campbell was a church minister to Kilmore parish.

Kilmore was a united parish with Kilbride in the historic County of Argyle. It contained the town of Oban as well as the island of Kerrera. The leading industry was sheep and dairy farming. In 1861, the population was 2962.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Dug. N. Campbell
Kilmore
Oban

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Kilmore ?

Three

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr. Campbell, Dr. Kennedy, Dr. Paterson, all of them in Oban.

3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?

Not diminished.

4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?

One has gone abroad

5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?

No

6. Do you know of any cases of protracted suffering, or of injury by Accident, such as might have been alleviated had proper advice been at hand?

None

7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?

There is no deficency¹ of qualified Practitioners

8. Does your experience enable you to suggest any measure – of general applicability – such as would be likely to relieve to some extent the evils (if they exist) of deficiency in the supply of Medical aid?

[no text]

9. What Heritors² are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

Dugald McDougall of Gallanach, Capt McDougall of McDougall, James Forsyth of Dunach, Robert Campbell of Sonachan, Archbd Campbell of Lerags

Explanatory notes:

1. Misspelling of “deficiency”.
2. A heritor was a landowner, under Scots Law, whose holdings were sizeable enough for them to be liable for the payment of public burdens such as Poor Law rates, road and bridge assessments and the church minister’s stipend.

"Survey return from Dug. N. Campbell"

Kilmore, Oban.

1850.

Dug. N. Campbell was a church minister to Kilmore parish.

Kilmore was a united parish with Kilbride in the historic County of Argyle. It contained the town of Oban as well as the island of Kerrera. The leading industry was sheep and dairy farming. In 1861, the population was 2962.

1. Misspelling of “deficiency”. 2. A heritor was a landowner, under Scots Law, whose holdings were sizeable enough for them to be liable for the payment of public burdens such as Poor Law rates, road and bridge assessments and the church minister’s stipend.

1. Misspelling of “deficiency”.
2. A heritor was a landowner, under Scots Law, whose holdings were sizeable enough for them to be liable for the payment of public burdens such as Poor Law rates, road and bridge assessments and the church minister’s stipend.